The post title for the 20-0 game was “It doesn’t get any worse.” Well, the Bucs weren’t shut out today, and they may have lost by less than 20, but I’m not so sure this isn’t worse. This team is an absolute trainwreck right now and there’s absolutely nothing else I can say.

Zach Duke, Octavio Dotel, and Brendan Donnelly were all horrid. It’s 53-4 Brew Crew through 4 games so far this year. Uh…Andy LaRoche and Andrew McCutchen had two hits?

Maybe instead of raising the jolly roger AFTER the game we should raise the white flag BEFORE the game??? ARGH, where in the world do we go from here?

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It's all my fault.

That's right; you heard me correctly: It's my fault. You see, I've had this crazy notion low these past 17 (and counting) losing seasons that maybe, just maybe, this team deserves recognition as an actual Major League Baseball franchise. I deluded myself into believing that the front office, managerial staff and fan base cared enough about this team that they would do anything to put a stop to the collective embarrassment that takes the field in the black and gold.

It's my fault for paying $139.99 for MLB Extra Innings… expecting to get my value repaid in the form of a MLB team everytime I tune into FSN Pittsburgh. It's my fault for believing that sheer humiliation, year after year, would be motivation enough for astute and capable baseball types in the 'burgh to change the course of self-destruction this franchise has been careening on for so many years. It's my fault for praying MLB might mercifully institute some form of relegation a la European soccer leagues, thereby pitting the Bucs against opponents more akin to their level of, ahem, “talent”.

Still, lest I be considered to be nothing more than a negative fan voice, allow me to mention several positive observations gleaned from last night's massacre at the hands of the Brewers (again):

1. Zach Duke did not kill himself after the fourth inning.

2. John Russell was unfrozen from his usual carbonite pose in the dugout and proved he had an iota of passion when he erroneously argued a safe call on a feeble tag attempt on Greg Zaun (who, incidentally, the Pirates made look like Johnny Bench on Monday night) by Doumit.

3. Jeff Clement successfully proved he CANNOT hit his weight. Can we please, please be assured that he sucks just as bad as he always has and be finally and forever done with him?!

4. In an infuriating continuation of a common trend this season, the Pirates stranded 11 on base. Hey; at least we had some base runners.

That's about all I can muster at the moment. Apparently, as a masochistic Pirates fan, I picked an absolutely horrendous time to cut way down on my drinking.